In a bid to boost investment in domestic space startups, the government launched on Thursday an online platform to help connect investors with entrepreneurs seeking funds to put unique ideas into action.
The platform, named S-Matching, invites entrepreneurs in the space sector to post their ...

Ever since broadband internet access prevailed throughout the world, constant connectivity has been vital to every part of people's lives.
Now, Naomi Kurahara, founder and CEO of satellite antenna-sharing startup Infostellar Inc., aims to bring about innovation in how people can access information — from ...

If Japan wants to spur innovation from startups, it shouldn't try to replicate Silicon Valley.
That's the message from James Riney — head of venture capital fund 500 Startups Japan — to companies nationwide amid the increased attention given to startups.
“I think one thing that ...

Japan's big three automakers enjoyed soaring net profits in the last business year, but analysts warn it is too early to say the robust results suggest a return to their glory days.
The analysts said the strong earnings mostly stemmed from transient factors such as ...

As the domestic market faces a shortage of information technology engineers, Japan has turned its eyes on India's abundance of IT talent to prepare for the anticipated "internet of things" society.
At the Bengaluru Tokyo Technology Initiative event, held Friday in Tokyo's Minato Ward, policymakers, ...

Mitsuru Kawai drops by a bathhouse for factory workers at Toyota Motor's headquarters in Aichi Prefecture each day before work.
After washing, the 70-year-old executive dons a helmet and heads for its noisy forging plant instead of his corporate office suite. There, he passes on ...